Scaffolding: Reduce webpack confusion with scaffolding.
At its core, the scaffold system is all about flexibility. An author of an scaffold(referred to as an addon), decides how to provide a webpack.config.js.

Migrate: Easy migration from v1 to v2
Another feature we’ve added, is migrate. As webpack v2 came with some changes that might have been hard to digest for some, we’ve decided to unload some more burden from the users backs. The migrate feature is a great way to transition your existing v1 configuration to v2, and aims to assist you when moving to webpack v2.

Simple command: webpack-cli migrate webpack.config.js

CLI is being integrated into webpack itself, so you won't need to also install webpack-cli